Relationships between CNMs and CMs and other midwives, nurses and physicans / Judith P. Rooks -- ACNM structure and function / Deanne R. Williams -- Public health and midwifery / Heather Reynolds -- Midwifery accreditation and education / Diane Boyer and Lynette Ament -- Certification and licensure in midwifery / Carol Howe and Nancy K. Lowe -- Legal bases for midwifery practice, negligent practice, and liability reduction / Cecilia Jevitt -- Legislation and policy development / Kathryn Shisler Harrod, Lisa Hanson, and Kathryn Osborne -- Midwifery scope of practice / William F. McCool and Marion McCartney -- Practice structure / Lynette Ament -- Credentialing / Lisa Summers -- Managed care and payment / Joan Slager -- Quality management / Lynette Ament and Jackie Tillett -- Historical perspectives on research and the ACNM / Lisa L. Paine -- Professional ethics / Joyce E. Thompson -- Women's health and midwifery / Debbie Jessup -- Leadership in midwifery / by Barbara Hughes.